to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to appease; to suppress; to calm
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to fight against; to oppose; to face
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
than; from; out of; except; but; more
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
record high; all-time high
perfect; perfection; perfect game
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
all; entire; whole; altogether
tension; mental strain; nervousness
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
centre of attention; center of attention
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word